Considered by many as one of the finest writing talents of his generation and best known for 1974 s The Milagro Beanfield War, he died Monday of heart-related problems in his
Author John Nichols, whose rollicking and passionate books about Northern New Mexico helped draw a spotlight to both its promise and problems, lived life on his own terms — writing
John Nichols, who forever changed the perception of rural New Mexico with his novel The Milagro Beanfield War, died after battling a lengthy illness at the age of 83, family